I don't consider the B744 a new aircraft. It's a variant of an design that's over thirty years old. It may have a new type of wing and new engines but it is still essentially a 1960s design. The A380 is a totally new aircraft as is the B777 but the B744 definitely is not. Grant SYD QF At 11:39 PM 22/06/03 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 6/20/2003 7:42:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >gjmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > ><< Because it is. Design on the original B747 started in the 60s. Design on > the B744 started about mid 80s >> > >I am aware of that. What I am saying is that the 744 is not, and that is the >design currently in production, and the one that is most in service. I don't >see too many 741s in the air right now, especially since Tower went away >(though the Japanese airlines still have a few 100 SRs left)